Morris County girls basketball honors: Mia Pauldo is player of the year, Lynn top coach
Morris Catholic sophomore point guard Mia Pauldo was selected as the Morris County Player of the Year by the county's basketball coaches. Pauldo had a team-high 17.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as the Crusaders won the NJSIAA Non-Public B championship and their second straight Morris County Tournament title.
Pauldo and the rest of Morris County's top girls basketball players were recognized at a luncheon on March 15. The list also included her twin sister and Morris Catholic teammate Mya Pauldo and classmate Danielle Matus; Montville seniors Katie Gorski, Grace Kowalski and Carey Werheim; and Chatham senior Riley Allen and sophomores Ella Kreuzer and Mia Semioli. Senior guard Sydney Jenisch represented Group 3 finalist Randolph.
"Mia makes things easier for everybody else," Morris Catholic coach Billy Lovett said. "All the attention that is drawn to her by her ability to get to the lane, her ability to create shots for herself as well as her teammates, enables her to do the different things she’s able to do on the court. She gets so much attention it gets other people wide-open shots. But she can score a ton of points."
Montville coach Derek Lynn was named Coach of the Year by his peers. The senior-led Mustangs won the NJAC-American, reached the Morris County Tournament final and a North 1, Group 3 semifinal.
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Honorees
Reilly Allen, Chatham senior; Ella Kreuzer, Chatham sophomore; Mia Semioli, Chatham sophomore; Emily Poulas, Jefferson junior; Olivia Aliotta, Kinnelon senior; Charlotte Tuhy, Madison sophomore; Alex Reigle, Madison senior; Lia Manuel, Mendham junior; Katie Gorski, Montville senior; Grace Kowalski, Montville senior; Carey Werheim, Montville senior; Daniella Matus, Mya Pauldo and Mia Pauldo, Morris Catholic sophomores; Skylar Reale, Morristown Beard senior; Maya Summerville, Morristown junior; Chloe Vasquez, Pequannock junior; Sydney Jenisch, Randolph senior
Player of the Year
Mia Pauldo, Morris Catholic
Coach of the Year
Derek Lynn, Montville
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